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Total Noob Question : T-Taps


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Beequewl 
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Posted: July 20, 2005 at 5:12 PM / IP Logged  
Ok. I'm a Newb. And not a bright one. But why don't you use T-Taps when doing an alarm install?
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not a solid connection as is solder. t tabs can come loose.
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Just do a search on T-taps. thsi topic has been beaten to death.
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with t-taps there is a high chance for them to fail and then you just waste time tracking down a fault in the system.  Do it right the first time and save yourself the headache down the road. 

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enough said.
 
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every once in a great while one of those t-taps sneak into my installs...bad bad installer!
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Kewl. Thanks.
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100's and 100's of installs using T taps and I can't  count the failures on one hand.

ANY type of crimp connector requires the proper way to make a good tight connection. It's SOOO simple to do it wrong, most just think connectors are inferior. Connector color in relation to wire size, orientation of..or even brand of crimp tool all come into play. Almost ALL installers that have problems crimping, have been found out to be holding the crimp tool upside-down! 99.9% of all crimp failures are the result of not enough pressure on the crimp.

Then again, I believe I read somewhere once that many many installers cannot solder correctly either.

This topic is discussed over and over at the tech schools and the result is always the same. In front of the class they'll tell you to solder, one on one they'll admit there's nothing wrong with crimping if done correctly.

Of course there are times when soldering is neccessary, AND important for a good connection and current transfer.  Just way too time consuming for every connection.

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I solder the power and ignition wires  and any remote start wires.
 
all trigger wires i  strip about 3/4 inch of insulate back and put an eye in the strands put the trigger wire through and wrap it around tight. i strip back enough of the trigger wire to wrap right the way down all of the car wire that i stripped. then i tape it up nice and tight.
 
when connections are made. i tape the whole bunch of wires up where i made my connections.  I've never had any problems. i know i should solder all connections but. alot of time there isn't the space to use the gas iron.

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